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Dramatic Rescue: Australian Activists Swim With Shark To Save Its Life

A shark hooked off the coast of Western Australia as part of the government's controversial shark cull was saved this week by activists, who captured an incredible video of the rescue:

According to Perth Now, the shark was hooked overnight and released by fisheries officials around 7am -- but observers on boats soon noticed the animal floating just below the surface upside down. Noting that many of the sharks released from the cull hooks die shortly after, the activists swam with the injured shark for more than an hour and a half to keep the shark moving, before the animal was able to swim away.

Shark scientist Riley Elliot swimming a tiger shark as part of 1.5hr process to bring back to life after being dumped http://t.co/AdGnge66IV

— NoWASharkCull (@NoWASharkCull)

Photo of observation team "swimming" a shark for 1.5hrs to bring it back to life after being dumped by WA Fisheries http://t.co/v1zVY9UNL0